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Puzzlement

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bewildermentnounThe state of being bewildered.
bemusementnounThe state of being bemused.
befuddlementnounThe state of being befuddled.
obfuscationnoun(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
bafflementnoun(uncountable) The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled.
mystificationnounThe act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.

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bewildermentnounThe state of being bewildered.
bafflementnoun(uncountable) The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled.
befuddlementnounThe state of being befuddled.
bemusementnounThe state of being bemused.
mystificationnounThe act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
obfuscationnoun(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
surprisenounSomething unexpected.
enigmanounSomething or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
quandarynounA state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
puzzlenoun(countable) A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.
perplexmentnounThe state of being perplexed; perplexity.
puzzlednessnounpuzzlement; perplexity
perplexitynounThe state or quality of being perplexed.
perplexionnounCondition or state of being perplexed; perplexity.
perplexationnoun(rare) The state of being perplexed; perplexity.
perplexednessnounThe quality of being perplexed; bafflement; confusion.
bewilderednessnounThe state or quality of being bewildered.
fuddlementnounThe state of being befuddled.
bemuddlementnounThe state of being bemuddled.
puzzlingnessnounThe quality of being puzzling.

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